Alms

Definition: Alms

Alms

Noun

1. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.

Date "alms" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Etymology: Alms \Alms\, noun. singular plural [from Old English expression almes, almesse, Anglo-Saxon [ae]lmysse, from the Latin expression eleemosyna, Greek mercy, charity, alms, from to pity. Compare to Almonry, Eleemosynary.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Alms

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Alms Not found in the Old Testament, but repeatedly in the New. The Mosaic legislation (Lev. 25:35; Deut. 15:7) tended to promote a spirit of charity, and to prevent the occurrence of destitution among the people. Such passages as these, Ps. 41:1; 112:9; Prov. 14:31; Isa. 10:2; Amos 2:7; Jer. 5:28; Ezek. 22:29, would also naturally foster the same benevolent spirit. In the time of our Lord begging was common (Mark 10:46; Acts 3:2). The Pharisees were very ostentatious in their almsgivings (Matt. 6:2). The spirit by which the Christian ought to be actuated in this duty is set forth in 1 John 3:17. A regard to the state of the poor and needy is enjoined as a Christian duty (Luke 3:11; 6:30; Matt. 6:1; Acts 9:36; 10:2, 4), a duty which was not neglected by the early Christians (Luke 14:13; Acts 20:35; Gal. 2:10; Rom. 15:25-27; 1 Cor. 16:1-4). They cared not only for the poor among themselves, but contributed also to the necessities of those at a distance (Acts 11:29; 24:17; 2 Cor. 9:12). Our Lord and his attendants showed an example also in this (John 13:29). In modern times the "poor-laws" have introduced an element which modifies considerably the form in which we may discharge this Christian duty. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Tips from 1870	Usage: Alms, Odds, Riches. Many nouns that end in s have a plural appearance, and we are often perplexed to know whether to use this or these, and whether to employ a singular or a plural verb when the noun is used as a substantive. Amends is singular. Assets, dregs, eaves, bees, pincers, riches, scissors, sheers, tongs, vitals, are plural. When we say a pair of pincers, or scissors, or shears, or tongs, the verb should be singular. Tidings, in Shakespeare's time, was used indiscriminately with a singular or plural verb, but is now generally regarded as plural. Alms and headquarters are usually made plural, but are occasionally found with a singular verb. Pains is usually singular. Means, odds, and species are singular or plural, according to the meaning. "By this means he accomplished his purpose." "What other means is left to us?" "Your means are very slender, and your waste is great." Source: Slips of Speech.
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The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ALMS	English	Aircraft Landing Measurement System	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Giving	Alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish; fee; (recompense); consideration.
Worship	Propitiate, offer sacrifice, fast, deny oneself; vow, offer vows, give alms.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Alms for a leper! (Life of Brian; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese)
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Domain	Title
Books	A Farewell to Alms (reference) Alms and Vagabonds: Buddhist Temples and Popular Patronage in Medieval Japan (reference) Alms at Beautiful Gate and Two Other Stories (reference) Alms for Jude (reference) Alms for Oblivion (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Alms House (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	[Asking alms, Harbin].Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Phila[delphia] Alms House : a busy corner in the shoemaker's room.Credit: Library of Congress.
	The boy Martin Luther and companions singing for alms at the portal of Frau Cotta's house.Credit: Library of Congress.		The Late Hon. Erastus Corning / / photographed by E.S.M. Haines, Albany, New York. An alms basin. Turned out / drawn by Sol Eytinge, Jun., from a sketch by Thomas Worth.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Ralph Waldo Emerson	Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give alms.
William Shakespeare	Time hath a wallet at his back, wherein he puts. Alms for oblivion, a great-sized monster of ingratitudes.
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Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	One day, he was receiving alms for the poor in a parlour in the city, where the Marquis of Champtercier, who was old, rich, and miserly, was present.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	At most, by an alms given to a beggar whose blessing he fled from, he might hope wearily to win for himself some measure of actual grace.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Minorities	Cote d'Ivoire	Some non-Muslims have opposed construction of mosques, such as the new mosque in Abidjan's Plateau district, because the Islamic duty to give alms daily may attract beggars to neighborhoods containing mosques. (references)
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Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	87.18%	68	40,606
Noun (proper)	8.97%	7	133,076
Lexical Verb (-s form)	3.85%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	78	N/A

Expressions using "alms": alms box ♦ alms deed ♦ alms dish ♦ alms house ♦ alms tray ♦ ask for alms ♦ collect alms ♦ give alms ♦ plow alms ♦ Tenure by fee alms ♦ Tenure by free alms. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "alms": alms-folk, alms-giving, alms-houses, alms-man.
	Containing "alms": Working-alms-house.
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Language		Translations for "alms"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		aalmoes (charity). (various references)

Albanian		lëmoshë (bone, charity, dole, pittance). (various references)

Arabic		‏فاعل خير (benefactor, helpful, philanthropist), ‏محسن (almsgiving, beautifying, beneficent, charitable, improving, meliorative), ‏حسنة (charity, dole), ‏زكاة (charity), ‏صدقة (baksheesh, benevolence, bounty, charity, dole, handout, philanthropy), ‏بر إحسان. (various references)

Basque		limosna (alms ; alms-giving). (various references)

Bulgarian		милостиня (charity, dole, handout), подаяние (charity, dole, handout, pittance). (various references)

Chinese		賙 (bestow alms), 金缽 (alms bowl), 襯 (assist, contrast, give alms, lining, to line, underwear), 缽盂 (alms bowl), 缽 (alms bowl, small earthenware basin), � � (alms bowl), 募化 (to collect alms), 丐 (beg for alms, beggar). (various references)

Czech		almužna (handout, pittance). (various references)

Danish		almisse (charity). (various references)

Dutch		aalmoes (charity). (various references)

Esperanto		almozo. (various references)

Faeroese		olmussa (charity). (various references)

Farsi		صدقه (Charity, Dole), خیرات (Charity). (various references)

Finnish		almu. (various references)

French		aumône. (various references)

Frisian		jefte (charity, exercise-book, folder, notebook), ielmis (charity). (various references)

German		Almosen (charity, dole, handout, pittance). (various references)

Greek		ελεημοσύνη (charity, handout). (various references)

Hebrew		צ�"ק�" (bounty, charity, fairness, good deed, justice, justness, mercy, merit, piety), � �"ב�" (charity, donation, handout, largess, offering). (various references)

Hungarian		alamizsna (charity, dole, handout, pittance). (various references)

Indonesian		amal (charity, deed, good deed, work), sedekah (appropriation, dole), derma (dole, donation). (various references)

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	elemosina, elemosyna, elemosynae, elemosynam, elemosynas, elemosynis. (various references)
Late Latin	300-700	eleemosyna. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 3, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	OV idwn petron kai iwannhn mellontaV eisienai eiV to ieron hrwta elehmosunhn labein
Latin	405	Vulgate	Is cum vidisset Petrum et Iohannem incipientes introire in templum rogabat ut elemosynam acciperet
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	This, whanne he say Petre and Joon bigynnynge to entre in to the temple, preyede that he schulde take almes.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Which same when he sawe Peter and Iohn that they wolde in to the teple desyred to receave an almes.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked an alms.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them.
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Language	Acts Chapter 3, Verse 3
Albanian	Ai, kur pa se Pjetri dhe Gjoni po hynin në tempull, u kërkoi lëmoshë.
Cebuano	Sa pagkakita niya kang Pedro ug kang Juan nga nagpaingon na sa sulod sa templo, siya nangayo kanilag limos.
Croatian	On ugleda Petra i Ivana upravo kad zakoraèiše u Hram te zamoli milostinju.
Danish	Da han så Peter og Johannes, idet de vilde gå ind i Helligdommen, bad han om at få en Almisse.
Dutch	Welke, Petrus en Johannes ziende, als zij in den tempel zouden ingaan, bad, dat hij een aalmoes mocht ontvangen.
Finnish	Nähdessään Pietarin ja Johanneksen, kun he olivat menossa pyhäkköön, hän pyysi heiltä almua.
French	Cet homme, voyant Pierre et Jean qui allaient y entrer, leur demanda l`aumône.
German	Da er nun sah Petrus und Johannes, daß sie wollten zum Tempel hineingehen, bat er um ein Almosen.
Hungarian	Ez mikor látta, hogy Péter és János a templomba akarnak bemenni, kére õ tõlük alamizsnát.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Ketika orang itu melihat Petrus dan Yohanes sedang masuk ke Rumah Tuhan, ia minta mereka memberikan sesuatu kepadanya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Apabila dilihatnya Petrus dan Yahya hendak masuk Bait Allah, maka ia pun meminta sedekah.
Maori	No tona kitenga i a Pita raua ko Hoani meake tomo ki te temepara, ka tono ia i tetahi mea mana.
Norwegian	Da han så Peter og Johannes som vilde gå inn i templet, bad han om å få en almisse.
Portuguese	Ora, vendo ele a Pedro e João, que iam entrando no templo, pediu que lhe dessem uma esmola.
Rumanian	Omul acesta, cknd a vqzut pe Petru wi pe Ioan cq voiau sq intre kn Templu, le -a cerut milostenie.
Shuar	Tura Nú shutuapsha Pitrun Juanjai wayan Wáinkiamiayi. Wáiniak Kuítian seamiayi.
Spanish	Éste, al ver a Pedro y a Juan que iban a entrar en el templo, les rogaba para recibir una limosna.
Swahili	Alipowaona Petro na Yohane wakiingia Hekaluni, aliwaomba wampe chochote.
Swedish	När denne nu fick se Petrus och Johannes, då de skulle gå in i helgedomen, bad han dem om en allmosa.
Uma	Kampohilo-na Petrus pai' Yohanes mesua', kaliliu naperapii' -ra.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
alms	87
alms racing	7
alms house	4
alms audi tt	3
alms series	3
alms champion racing	2
alms tt	2
alms porsche	2
alms audi champion	2
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "alms": almsgiver, almsgivers, almsgiving, almsgivings, almshouse, almshouses, almsman, almsmen. (additional references)
	Words ending with "alms": balms, becalms, calms, copalms, embalms, halms, imbalms, ladypalms, malms, napalms, palms, psalms, qualms, realms. (additional references)
	Words containing "alms": malmsey, malmseys. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Alms" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aams, abljs, abms, afms, Ahmes, alcm, Alcms, Alcs, alis, Aljmas, alm, almas, almes, almo, almy, aln, Alness, alos, altmsli, alus, Amlcd, amsl, Apms, Aqms, asms, atms, Awms, ealmes, lasm, lms, mlas, oms, salmes, Zalm. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "alms" (pronounced Ä"lmz or Ä"mz)
4	Ä" l m z	psalms.
3	-l m z	elms, films, Helms, overwhelms, realms.
3	Ä" m z	balms, bombs, calms, moms, palms, pogroms, proms, qualms, roms, Toms.
2	-m z	acronyms, affirms, ageratums, aims, alarms, albums, algorithms, alums, amalgams, anachronisms, angstroms, antagonisms, anthems, aphorisms, aquariums, arms, assumes, atoms, auditoriums, axioms, ballrooms, bantams, baptisms, bathrooms, beams, becomes, bedrooms, biomes, biremes, blames, blooms, blossoms, boardrooms, booms, bottoms, brooms, bums, caladiums, catacombs, centimes, charms, chimes, chromatograms, chromosomes, chrysanthemums, chums, claims, clams, classrooms, climbs, climes, columns, Combes, combs, comes, condemns, condominiums, condoms, confirms, conforms, consortiums, consumes, Coombs, costumes, counterclaims, courtrooms, crams, creams, crimes, criticisms, crumbs, curriculums, customs, cutworms, cyclostomes, dames, dams, daytimes, deems, diagrams, diatoms, dimes, dims, dirhams, disclaims, doldrums, domes, dooms, dorms, drams, dreams, drums, dualisms, earthworms, ecosystems, electrocardiograms, elms, emblems, embolisms, endgames, enthusiasms, enzymes, euphemisms, exams, exclaims, exhumes, extremes, farms, fathoms, fiefdoms, films, firearms, firebombs, firms, flames, flumes, foams, forelimbs, forms, forums, frames, freedoms, fumes, games, gems, geraniums, germs, ginghams, gleams, gnomes, Grahams, grams, Grimes, grooms, gums, gymnasiums, gyms, Hames, hams, handlooms, harms, heirlooms, Helms, hems, herbariums, Herms, histograms, holograms, homes, honorariums, hoodlums.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: lams, slam.
	Words within the letters "a-l-m-s"
	-1 letter: als, lam, las, mas, sal.
	-2 letters: al, am, as, la, ma.
	Words containing the letters "a-l-m-s"
	+1 letter: almas, almes, alums, amyls, balms, blams, calms, clams, flams, halms, lamas, lambs, lames, lamps, limas, loams, mails, males, malls, malms, malts, marls, mauls, meals, molas, palms, plasm, psalm, salmi, slams, small, smalt.
	+2 letters: alamos, alarms, albums, algums, almahs, almehs, almost, almuds, almugs, ambles, amoles, ampuls, asylum, balsam, blames, camels, claims, clamps, damsel, dismal, dolmas, emails, flames, fleams, gleams, gloams, halmas, hamals, haulms, kalams, lameds, lamest, lamias, lampas, larums, lemans, lemmas, limans, limbas, limpas, llamas, macles, mailes, maills, malars, maples, measle, measly, medals, mensal, mescal, mesial, metals, miauls, milpas, miskal, mislay, missal, molars, moolas, morals, mullas, murals, plasma, plasms, psalms, qualms, realms, salaam, salami, salmis, salmon, samiel, samlet, sample, shalom, slalom, smalls, smalti, smalto, smalts, smilax, stomal, tamals, ulamas, ulemas.
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Alms

Definition: Alms

Alms

Noun

Specialty Definitions: Alms

Specialty Definition: Alms

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Alms

ALMS

Synonym: Alms

Synonyms within Context: Alms

Giving

Worship

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

William Shakespeare

Use in Literature: Alms

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Non-Fiction Usage: Alms

Usage Frequency: Alms

Expressions: Alms

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Alms

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